Allison
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Librarian, Editor, Workshop Leader |
| Location | Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Introduction | I am a life-long lover of children’s literature. Growing up in a small town in India and attending an international school deeply influenced my desire to work in the field of cross-cultural understanding and implement the Baha’i principal of the oneness of humanity. I have a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the School for International Training in VT. I have worked as a software technical consultant, an ESL teacher, book reviewer and editor, among other jobs. But my favorites have been working in libraries and bookstores. I am a founding member of the Spirit of Children, which offers an annual artist retreat and workshop now in it’s twentieth year. I offer workshops on picture books and children’s literature, most often focusing on diversity in children’s literature, and inspiring children and families into service and social action. I currently run a special reading program connected to the annual Caldecott medal for illustration in grades Kinder-3 at my son’s school, as well as volunteering and working in the school’s libraries. I lives with my husband and two children in Los Angeles. |
| Interests | Children's Literature, Art, Unity in Diversity (the human race is one human family), Baseball (specifically the Red Sox), India, Social & Environmental Justice (save our planet!), Star Trek |
| Favorite Movies | Wallace & Gromit, Enchanted April, The Negotiator, Lagaan, Whale Rider, The Shawshank Redemption, To Kill a Mockingbird, Unforgiven, When Harry Met Sally, The Hunt for Red October, Glory, Amistad, The Visitor, Love Actually, Julie and Julia, Bend it Like Beckham, The King of Masks, Smoke Signals, Parenthood, Real Women Have Curves, Star Trek (most of the movies!), Eat Drink Man Woman, Outsourced, Monsoon Wedding, The Martian |
| Favorite Music | A.R. Rahman, Gypsy Kings, Red Grammer, Andy Grammer, Daryl Hall (Live from Daryl's House), almost anything classical |
| Favorite Books | A few favorites: Flavia de Luce, Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes, Biography of Tahirih (19th Century Poet, Feminist, Mystic), Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich (the only books that ever make me laugh out loud!) |